Universal semantic syntax : a semiotactic approach / Egbert Fortuin, Hetty Geerdink-Verkoren.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fortuin, Egbert Lambertus Johan, author.

Geerdink-Verkoren, Hetty, 1948- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 160.

Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 160

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Syntax.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 194 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

Syntactic theory has been dominated in the last decades by theories that disregard semantics in their approach to syntax. Presenting a truly semantic approach to syntax, this book takes as its primary starting point the idea that syntax deals with the relations between meanings expressed by form-meaning elements and that the same types of relations can be found cross-linguistically. The theory provides a way to formalize the syntactic relations between meanings so that each fragment of grammar can be analyzed in a clear-cut way. A comprehensive introduction into the theoretical concepts of the theory is provided, with analyzes of numerous examples in English and various other languages, European and non-European, to illustrate the concepts. The theory discussed will enable linguists to look for similarities between languages, while at the same time acknowledging important language specific features.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Part I. The Semiotactic Theory: 1. Basic theoretical principles; 2. Semiotacti relations and symbols; 3. Sentences: nexus (subject-predicate relation); 4. Valences; 5. Set expression 'SE'; 6. Nexus relation as entity (Bahuvrihi); 7. Negation; 8. The auxiliary verb 'do'; 9. Appositions; 10. Formal and syntactic sentences; 11. Abstraction; 12. The basic principles of the formalization; Part II. Application of the Theory: 1. Noun Modifications; 2. Verb constructions; 3. Impersonal Constructions; 4. Other constructions in non-European languages; 5. Word order and propositional contents; Conclusion: the syntactic theory from a semantic perspective.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Apr 2019).

ISBN:

1-108-75556-9

1-108-75783-9

1-108-65868-7